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This is Part 4 in the ChEnected series "We Are ChE: Entering a Golden Age", authored by Incoming 2013 AIChE president Phil Westmoreland. To follow up on my previous posts, another important reason for foreseeing a new Golden Age of ChE is the dramatic change in the energy picture during the last two years.

This is Part 3 in the ChEnected series "We Are ChE: Entering a Golden Age", authored by Incoming 2013 AIChE president Phil Westmoreland. Last week, I observed that ChE-style manufacturing often doesn’t fit the popular view of manufacturing, which is more mechanically than process-focused...

This is part 2 in the ChEnected series "We Are ChE: Entering a Golden Age", authored by Incoming 2013 AIChE president Phil Westmoreland. Last week, I contended that we are in the early stages of a new Golden Age of Chemical Engineering, listing five substantial reasons. Let’s look at the first one: Manufacturing’s shift to emphasize processes and properties – that is, it’s shifting toward aspects of manufacturing where ChEs are leaders.

The deadline for nominations for the 2013 New Faces in Engineering program is October 19, AIChE is a sponsoring organization of Engineer's Week, the organizers of the New Faces program. New Faces recognizes the contributions of engineers 30 years of age or younger as of December 31, 2012.

Voting for the 2013 AIChE Board of Directors is underway at http://www.aiche.org/election . The Young Professionals Committee (YPC) asked potential members of AIChE’s board a few questions about Young Professionals and AIChE. Potential were asked to answer up to three questions, so you won’t see...

Meet Rocio S. Garay of Carnegie Mellon, Class of 2013, and other recipients of the Minority Affairs Committee Scholarship Fund. The Minority Affairs Committee (MAC) and the AIChE Foundation are working together to support the Minority Affairs Committee Scholarship Fund. Learn more about how you can help.

The journal of the Society for Biological Engineering, Biotechnology Progress, is accepting nominations for its Award for Excellence in Biological Engineering Publication. The prize reflects "excellence and foundational contributions to biotechnology and biological engineering through a body of...